Sonny Gray flirts with perfection as Cards sweep Giants

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Sonny Gray took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

Gray (9-4) retired the first 20 batters he faced. Giants catcher Patrick Bailey ended the veteran right-hander's bid by blasting a two-out homer to right.

Gray allowed just the one hit and run, struck out